Oktoberfest 2013

September 21, 2013 |compiled from wire photos

The Munich Oktoberfest, which this year will run from September 21 through October 6, is the world's largest beer fest and draws millions of visitors.

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Munich's Mayor Christian Ude taps the first barrel of beer with the traditional "O´zapft is!" (It's tapped!) to open the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on September 21, 2013. The world's biggest beer festival Oktoberfest will run until October 6, 2013.

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Munich's Mayor Christian Ude taps the first barrel of beer with the traditional "O´zapft is!" (It's tapped!) to open the Oktoberfest beer festival at the Theresienwiese in Munich, southern Germany, on September 21, 2013. The world's biggest beer festival Oktoberfest will run until October 6, 2013.